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Beyond Cassoulet: Toulouse’s Cuisine Scene

Sans the stereotypical smugness of les Parisiennes, Toulousains are fiercely proud of their ville, and a favorite saying maintains that the city has one foot in France and the other in Spain, with many locals claiming a greater affinity for Barcelona (two hours away by car) than the French capital. Like the population, the cuisine scene proffers a mix of regional French, Spanish and even North African influences, with each part dishing up something different.